NEWPORT NEWS – A 34-year-old Newport News man who was charged last year with the rape of a seven-year-old girl, has been hit with five additional charges.

Rene Medina Martinez, was charged with forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration and three counts of indecent liberties with a child under 15, on Sunday. Newport News police spokesman Lou Thurston said the charges were added when he was brought before a grand jury.

Police said on Nov. 18, 2011, the parent of a 7-year-old Newport News girl reported to police that Martinez had inappropriate sexual contact with the victim on Nov. 17. Thurston said the alleged assault took place in the Denbigh area of Newport News.

Martinez was arrested on Nov. 19, last year and charged with one count each of rape, aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties with a child and was jailed.

The additional charges brought by the Grand Jury related to the same incidents, Thurston said.